West, Texas begins picking up the pieces after plant explosion

Officials drive through the blast zone of the fertilizer plant that exploded Wednesday night in West, Texas Thursday April 18, 2013 in West, Texas. Rescuers searched the smoking remnants of the Texas farm town for survivors of a thunderous fertilizer plant explosion, gingerly checking smashed houses and apartments for anyone still trapped in debris or bodies of the dead. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Ron Jenkins)

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram

In this aerial photo, law enforcement and rescue personnel search the damage to an apartment complex from the explosion of the West Fertilizer plant on Thursday, April 18, 2013, in West, Texas. A massive explosion at the plant killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160, officials said overnight. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Smiley N. Pool)

Houston Chronicle

This aerial photo shows the remains of a fertilizer plant destroyed by an explosion in West, Texas, Thursday, April 18, 2013. A massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160, officials said overnight. The explosion that struck around 8 p.m. Wednesday, sent flames shooting into the night sky and rained burning embers and debris down on shocked and frightened residents. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Smiley N. Pool)

Houston Chronicle

A flag is flown at half staff in West, Texas, near the scene of the fertilizer plant that exploded Wednesday night in West, Texas, Thursday April 18, 2013 in West, Texas. Rescuers searched the smoking remnants of the Texas farm town for survivors of a thunderous fertilizer plant explosion, gingerly checking smashed houses and apartments for anyone still trapped in debris or bodies of the dead. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Ron Jenkins)

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram

The people of West, Texas, during a candlelight vigil on Thursday, April 18, 2013, for victims, families, friends and first responders near the scene of the fertilizer plant that exploded Wednesday night. (Ron Jenkins/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT)

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Searchers in protective suits walk through the blast zone of the fertilizer plant that exploded Wednesday night in West, Texas Thursday April 18, 2013. Rescuers searched the smoking remnants of the Texas farm town for survivors of a thunderous fertilizer plant explosion, gingerly checking smashed houses and apartments for anyone still trapped in debris or bodies of the dead. (AP Photo/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Ron Jenkins)

The Fort Worth Star-Telegram

The people of West, Texas, during a candlelight vigil on Thursday, April 18, 2013, for victims, families, friends and first responders near the scene of the fertilizer plant that exploded Wednesday night. (Ron Jenkins/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT)

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

McLennan Community College students Evan Williams and D.J. McCormick help other volunteers at the Best Western in West, Texas, on Thursday, April 18, 2013 to sort out donations for the victims of the fertilizer plant explosion. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Ricardo B. Brazziell) AUSTIN CHRONICLE OUT, COMMUNITY IMPACT OUT, MAGS OUT; NO SALES; INTERNET AND TV MUST CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND STATESMAN.COM

Austin American-Statesman

Local volunteers gather at the Best Western in West, Texas on Thursday, April 18, 2013 to sort out donations for the victims of the Wednesday night explosion at West Fertilizer Co. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Ricardo B. Brazziell) AUSTIN CHRONICLE OUT, COMMUNITY IMPACT OUT, MAGS OUT; NO SALES; INTERNET AND TV MUST CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND STATESMAN.COM

Austin American-Statesman

The people of West, Texas, during a candlelight vigil on Thursday, April 18, 2013, for victims, families, friends and first responders near the scene of the fertilizer plant that exploded Wednesday night. (Ron Jenkins/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT)

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Natassia Browning, of West, who lives a half mile from the West Fertilizer Co., helps clean up broken glass at the West City Hall and Police Department caused by Wednesday night's explosion in West, Texas, Thursday, April 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Rodolfo Gonzalez) AUSTIN CHRONICLE OUT, COMMUNITY IMPACT OUT, MAGS OUT; NO SALES; INTERNET AND TV MUST CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND STATESMAN.COM

Austin American-Statesman

A small home destroyed by the fertilizer plant explosion smolders in West, Texas, on Thursday, April 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Austin American-Statesman, Rodolfo Gonzalez) AUSTIN CHRONICLE OUT, COMMUNITY IMPACT OUT, MAGS OUT; NO SALES; INTERNET AND TV MUST CREDIT PHOTOGRAPHER AND STATESMAN.COM

Austin American-Statesman

Mourners attend a service at St. Mary's Church of the Assumption Thursday, April 18, 2013, a day after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

AP

Workers walk among debris Thursday, April 18, 2013, a day after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

AP

Marathon runner Joe Berti, rear center in green shirt, joins his family and other runners for a memorial service to remember victims of the Boston Marathon Bombing, Thursday, April 18, 2013, in Austin, Texas. The bombs exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon seconds after Berti finished the race. Two days later, he was in his home state of Texas when he saw a fertilizer plant explode near Waco. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

AP

Judy Tribble, and her daughter Savannah, age 12, listen during a service at St. Mary's Church of the Assumption Thursday, April 18, 2013, a day after an explosion at a fertilizer plant in West, Texas. The massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

AP

Mangled debris of a fertilizer plant are seen Thursday, April 18, 2013, a day after an explosion leveled the plant in West, Texas. The massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

AP

Mangled debris of a fertilizer plant are seen Thursday, April 18, 2013, a day after an explosion leveled the plant in West, Texas. The massive explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. Wednesday night killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160. (AP Photo/The Times, Henrietta Wildsmith)